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The third in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, Playing It Safe is a delightful World War II mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and wit.

Ellie is a smart and gutsy new heroine. Anna Lee Huber

As the Blitz continues to ravage London, Ellie McDonnellformerly a safecracking thief, but currently determined to stay on the straight and narrow to help her countryis approached by British Intelligence officer Major Ramsey with a new assignment. She is to travel under an assumed identity to the port city of Sunderland and there await further instructions. In his usual infuriating way, the Major has left her task as vague and mysterious as possible.

Ellie, ever-ready to aid her country, heads north, her safecracking tools in tow. But before she can rendezvous with the major, she witnesses an unnatural death. A man falls dead in the street in front of her, with a note clutched in his hand. Ellie's instincts

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      Publisher: Minotaur Books,US
      Publication Date: 1/17/2024
      ISBN13: 9781250885890, 978-1250885890
      ISBN10: 1250885892
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The third in the Electra McDonnell series from Edgar-nominated author Ashley Weaver, Playing It Safe is a delightful World War II mystery filled with spies, murder, romance, and wit.

      Ellie is a smart and gutsy new heroine. Anna Lee Huber

      As the Blitz continues to ravage London, Ellie McDonnellformerly a safecracking thief, but currently determined to stay on the straight and narrow to help her countryis approached by British Intelligence officer Major Ramsey with a new assignment. She is to travel under an assumed identity to the port city of Sunderland and there await further instructions. In his usual infuriating way, the Major has left her task as vague and mysterious as possible.

      Ellie, ever-ready to aid her country, heads north, her safecracking tools in tow. But before she can rendezvous with the major, she witnesses an unnatural death. A man falls dead in the street in front of her, with a note clutched in his hand. Ellie's instincts

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